Numbers game no concern for Phillips

His preparation for the season trumps statistics

8:17 AM,
Mar. 29, 2013

Brandon Phillips is upbeat about his performance this spring, despite his ordinary offensive performance. 'I don't really believe in spring training, especially when you're not trying to make the team,' he said. The Enquirer/Gary Landers

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Brandon Phillips' spring has been so-so so far. To which he says: So what?

"I don't really believe in spring training, especially when you're not trying to make the team," he said. "You just try to go out and see pitches and get at-bats. Just try to get used to playing the game. If you look at spring trainings before, I hit under .100 in spring training. I hit over .300 in spring training. That stuff doesn't bother me."

Phillips was hitting .250 with no home runs and four RBI going into Wednesday. What Phillips does concern himself with is getting game-ready. ...